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Service-Learning

Service-Learning is an opportunity for students to provide community service to local non-profit agencies while receiving college credit. It offers an opportunity to explore the connections of academic theory and the practical needs of the community while expanding overall knowledge of community-based problems.

Students learn to enrich their real life service experience by applying it to the learning process in ways like self-reflection, self-discovery and learning new skills and knowledge.

Service-Learning courses can also fulfill one of two Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) requirements, which are part of the general education curriculum. Service-learning courses can be taken to complete the ECCE Engagement or the ECCE Elective requirements.

Social Responsibility and Leadership Development Minor (15-17 credits)

This 15-17 credit minor can be completed entirely online. The minor provides multiple perspectives for understanding social responsibility and how one can develop as a leader in this world.

There are 3 core courses and 2 elective courses.

Core Courses (9 credits):

IPL 210: Intro to Leadership Theory and Practice

IPL 362 ECCE: Social Change and Leadership

IPL 361: Capstone

Electives (6-8 credits):

The electives have to be approved by the SRLD minor advisor and a petition must be filled out for the courses to appear under the minor in DARS.

The following courses are preapproved as electives (petition must still be filled out for DARS).

Any Service-Learning course

IPL 202 ECCE: Engagement: Service-Learning Immersion

IPL 306 ECCE: Working for Women

IPL 312 ECCE: Perspectives on Poverty

IPL 300 ECCE: General Applied Study Term (internship course)

Students can take 6 credits of IPL 300 and fulfill all electives requirements for the minor

Courses are approved if it is evident from the course description or syllabus that the course addresses civic or societal issues and/or promotes leadership skills.

* Any ECCE course used for the minor can also be simultaneously used to fulfill ECCE Engagement requirements.